With the movie playing on over 4,000 screens, it definitely seems
Warner Bros. is going for the gold.

Anticipation for the first female-focused superhero movie to hit
the multiplex in years (and we're still trying to forget past
efforts like "Elektra" and "Catwoman") may be enough for the
movie, starring Gal Gadot as the iconic DC Comics superhero, to
soar past projections.

And the movie is coming out at the perfect time as its only
competition this weekend is fellow new release "Captain
Underpants: The First Epic Movie," which is catering to the kids
audience, alongside holdovers like "Pirates of the Caribbean:
Dead Men Tell No Tales" and "Baywatch," which didn't impress
anyone when they opened to low numbers over Memorial Day
weekend.

In that landscape, "Wonder Woman" director Patty Jenkins
could take over the title of biggest all-time three-day
domestic opening for a female director if she can pass Sam
Taylor-Johnson's $85.1 million
opening for 2015's "Fifty Shades of Grey."

But looking even bigger, if "Wonder Woman" can go past $116.6
million, it would become the biggest opening ever for a superhero
movie in June, passing 2013's "Man of Steel." That would also
give the film the third-biggest opening
ever in June.